Is my arabian horse to young for me to be on her back?

Question

I have a two year old Arabian named ZeeZee and ive been traning her for a few months.She is barley 14hands , when she was younger before we had her she was stuntred. But im only 13 years old and way about 70 pounds is she to young for me to be on her back? Falon

Answer 1

If she's purebred Arabian, 14 hands is pretty average height. At age two she's not too young to ride but as the fist answerer said, plase have your vet check her to make sure everything's ok before you ride her.

Answer 2

she's not too young, but before you get on her have a vet look over her spine and hips, just to be sure everything is the way it should be

Answer 3

she is not too young HOWEVER I would not canter for long distances, would NOT jump, go up steep hills, or any other kind of heavy work. The bones in her legs and spine need to fuse and the tendon'd are still weak and not done growing. At our farm we train from birth, but do not break a horse until it is at least 4.

Be care though, arabs are not the easiest horse's to break and if you haven't broke a horse before I wouldn't do it yourself. I personal would perfect mounting, dismounting, some walking and trotting, but nothing more for a 2 year old. remember you and your horse are worth more, don't get hurt because your egar. Take it slow for her age, at 3 or 4 you can up the work. once they past 4 arabs tend to be fine.